The Propaganda Archive

A project by Propagandopolis to create the internet’s largest archive of propaganda posters, postcards, pamphlets, stamps and other ephemera.

This archive is currently a work in progress. New content and features will be added over the coming months. If you would like to learn about or support the project, you can do so below:

The Netherlands

All united against communism! (Belgian cartoon, 1936)

Text: All united against communism! … for the struggle is hopeless on our own. Year: September 1936. Publisher: Elckerlyc (Catholic weekly magazine). Artist: Frans van Immerseel. Additional information: The cartoon depicts a man holding a door against a mob of communists led by Stalin, with the man’s family cowering to the left.

March 10, 2024

Propagandopolis

Europe, The Netherlands

1936, Anti-communism, Anti-communist, Anti-Stalin, Dutch, Netherlands, Stalin
Sukarno liberates the Indies (Dutch cartoon, 1945)

Text: Sukarno liberates the Indies. Year: 26 October 1945. Publisher: Metro. Artist: Marten Toonder. Additional information: The cartoon shows Indonesian nationalist leader Sukarno clumsily attempting to free the bound Indonesia. Japanese soldiers meanwhile march in the background. The cartoon was published on the cover of ‘Metro’, a Dutch magazine founded during the Second World War,…

June 13, 2023

Propagandopolis

Europe, The Netherlands

1945, Marten Toonder, Netherlands, Sukarno